[stockpirate]

I think letting Mexico have California is not that bad of an idea.

[kbennkc]

I think letting Mexico have California is not that bad of an idea.

fait accomplis

[aft_lizard]

You do realize how large their economy is don’t you?

[AuntB]

“I think letting Mexico have California is not that bad of an idea.”

I don’t know where you live, but be careful...they want what you have too, and it isn’t JUST California! You all should have listened years ago when Californians warned the rest of us! Any other suggestions?

[M203M4]

Much better.

Or even...

[MadelineZapeezda]

I think letting Mexico have California is not that bad of an idea.

Why not, the US and UN took Kosovo from the Serbs, seems they set the precedent!!!

[Wolfstar]

I think letting Mexico have California is not that bad of an idea.

Excuse me?! I'm a Californian. There are millions of Republicans and conservatives who live here. In fact, if you check out California election results, you'll see that a large majority of the state's counties vote Republican. The problem is that we are overwhelmed by Los Angeles and San Francisco, in which (like most big cities in the U.S.) the majority vote Dim. Do you want to give away Pennsylvania because of Philadephia? Or Washington State because of Seattle? Or Virginia because of the DC influence in the northern part of the state? I mean, just how ridiculous do you want to be?

Furthermore, if California was an independent country, it's economy would be the world's 6th largest. California grows a significant percentage of the nation's food, with gross agriculture cash receipts of over $31 billion annually. California leads the nation in the production of fruits and vegetables, including carrots, lettuce, onions, broccoli, tomatoes, strawberries, and almonds. In fact, California produces approximately 20% of the nation's total agricultural commodities, including 20% of the nation's dairy products, 21% of our greenhouse and nursery products, 91% of our grapes, and 72% of our lettuce, to name a few examples.

We have three of the nation's most important ports, and two of the nation's most important airports (LAX and SFO). We have many important military installations, including San Diego, home to, among other capital ships, the USS Ronald Reagan. Here's a link to the DoD's 2003 list of California military installations. Aside from San Diego, which one of our famous bases do you want to give to Mexico? Vandenberg AFB? Edwards AFB? Camp Pendelton?

[InABunkerUnderSF]

So... You’d rather be reading FreeRepublic (Fresno, CA) in Spanish?

Promoting regionalist bigotry causes disunity between conservatives and weakness in the conservatives movement. Get over.